Neuropsychiatric symptoms and medical illness in patients with dementia: An exploratory study

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 412-414

  Tran, Peter ^a   Schmidt, Kara ^a   Gallo, Jennifer ^a,b   Tuppo, Ehab ^a   Scheinthal, Stephen ^a   Chopra, Anita ^a   Libon, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MIXED DEPRESSION AND DEMENTIA; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEW JERSEY;

EID: 33747492734     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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